Minnie Lincoln, a 57-year-old resident of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was last seen on the night of March 27, 2015. She had been at the Old Timers Club located at 1296 Stratford Avenue in Bridgeport. Around 11:15 p.m., she was observed leaving the establishment with Marcus Jackson, the 36-year-old owner of the building. The two were seen walking to his Ford F-150 pickup truck and driving away. Her family officially reported her missing on March 31, sparking an investigation into her sudden disappearance.
The investigation quickly focused on Marcus Jackson as a person of interest. Police brought him in for an interview, which he attended, but he failed to appear for a requested follow-up interview. Authorities seized his truck as part of their investigation. After reviewing hours of security footage and speaking with witnesses, investigators were led to a marshy area behind an industrial site in the neighboring town of Stratford. It was there, on April 6, 2015, that human remains were discovered.
Tragically, the state medical examiner confirmed the remains belonged to Minnie Lincoln and her death was ruled a homicide. The specific manner of her death was not immediately clear. In a grim turn of events, when investigators went to Marcus Jackson's home in Stratford on the same day the remains were found, they heard a gunshot as they knocked on his door. They found him deceased inside from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. This left many questions unanswered in the case of a woman whose evening out ended in a devastating loss. The overview of the case is a sorrowful one, beginning with a woman leaving a club with an acquaintance and concluding with the discovery of her remains and the suicide of the primary person of interest, leaving a community to mourn and wonder about the final moments of her life.
Last Seen: Mar 27, 2015
